cybernetics
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Cybernetics is the study of how systems—whether machines, animals, or organizations—use feedback to control and regulate themselves. It matters because understanding these self-regulating mechanisms helps us design better automated systems and understand how living things adapt to their environments.
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Research
9,187 papers- Cybernetics as a conversation with the Cosmos.Progress in biophysics and molecular biology · 2022
- Biohacking.Trends in biotechnology · 2018
- Cybernetics and consciousness.Przeglad lekarski · 1999
- The Quest for Cognition in Purposive Action: From Cybernetics to Quantum Computing.Journal of integrative neuroscience · 2023
- Cybernetics.The British journal of physiological optics · 1962
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thumb|Principle diagram of a cybernetic system with a feedback loop
Cybernetics is the transdisciplinary study of circular causal processes such as feedback and recursion, where the effects of a system's actions (its outputs) return as inputs to that system, influencing subsequent actions. It is concerned with general principles that are relevant across multiple contexts, including engineering, ecological, economic, biological, cognitive and social systems and also in practical activities such as designing, learning, and managing. Cybernetics' transdisciplinary character means that it intersects with a number of other fields, resulting in a wide influence and diverse interpretations.